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~4 ~~ <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />m $ <br />~~ FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />~,~~ , ,a°" Ecological Services ~~ ~ - C2D <br />Colorado Field Office <br />755 Parfet Street, Suite 361 Fl~ <br />Lakewood, Colorado 30215 Ca~ <br />.. REPLY' REFER T0: <br />ES/C0: T&E/PMJiVt/Other <br />Mail Stop 65,12 <br />JAN 3 0 2ut~3 <br />Ronald Beane <br />ERO Resources Comoration <br />lS'2 Clarkson Street <br />Denver, Colorado 30213 <br />Dear ~Ir. Beane: <br />n~," <br />~~ <br />~--- - - - <br />t, ~ <br />~~~, ; <br /> <br />Based on the authority conferred to the L.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) by the <br />Endansered Sppecies Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended (16 li.S.C. 1531 et seq.), liZe Service <br />reviewed the Preble's meadow jumping mouse. Zapus hudsonius preblei (Preble's), habita: <br />assessment repon submitted with vour letter of 7anuary 23, 2003. This repon regards the <br />proposed site plan review for the Duckworth Pit on Idaho Creek in Weld County, Colorado. <br />This project, as proposed. may disturb riparian habitats. <br />Based on the information provided, and eiven vour compliance with the Preble•s survey <br />suideiines, the Service finds the reaon acceptaole and a~*ees that a population of Preble's is not <br />iike'.v to be present within the subject area. Thus, the Service concludes that the propposee project <br />on this site should not have direct adverse affects to Preble's. Should Preble's populattons extst <br />downstream from the site, actions on the site that result in sisrtificant modifications of Preble's <br />habitat downstream (for example, throueh alteration of existing flow regimes, or sedimentation) <br />may be subject to provisions of the ES:4. <br />?f the Service can be of fu; her assistance, please contact Barbara Spagnuolo of ,::v staff at x,303) <br />27~-23 i0. ' <br />Sincerely, <br />L~ ~f~ ~ ~~~~~~~~ <br />LeRoy W'. Carlson <br />Colorado Field Supervisor <br />cc: li.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Littleton, CO <br />M. Hart, fIart Environmental <br />Spagnuolo <br />R<i crepe:'. B1S\WcIdlDuckwonh....p~ <br />